Get ready , a birth soon to be announced

You do Gilly or you wouldn't ask ? ??

I somehow can’t see baby Windsor the 3rd sleeping in a drawer lemon . If he/she did would the chest be in mummy and daddy’s room or in the night nursery with the nanny ? So many questions ... who cares about the answers

I am going to have to go through family history now to find out why Swadlincote seems familiar to me.
I should have taken more notice of my mother and the aunts when they were chatting.

My GGF was born in 1827; when I told someone that my Great Aunt was born in 1852 they said that that was impossible.
But it is true.
And there was another child born in 1851 (another Great Aunt) but she died aged one.

annsixty, we used to say that about Berkshire born and Berkshire bred etc etc!!
My GGrandfather was born in 1856 in Oxford, my grandmother, his daughter was born in 1893, my mother 1918, me ???

Perhaps the royal baby will have to sleep in a drawer ( I was told that was my first little bed!)

By heck Ann your GGF born in 1826! That’s going back a bit.
My GGF 1 was born in 1870 and GGF 2 in 1864.

My GM was born in Swadlincote. My GGF was in the Derbyshire Police Force , he was born in 1826.
I was born in Derbyshire ,we were brought up saying Derbyshire born and Derbyshire bred
Strong in the arm and weak in the head.
Probably true and totally irrelevant to this thread ?

The Staffordshire and Derbyshire border criss crosses several towns and villages Jalima . If you manage to visit the area, and your in the NT, Calke Abbey is a very interesting place to see.

Perhaps it moves around from county to county.

I thought it was till in Leicestershire actually, interesting.
It was one of the earliest dry ski slope in the UK and the nearest to us in Leicester (later Tamworth where I used to take kids from school in the minibus every week).

"The name "Swadlincote" derives from the Anglo-Saxon "Swartlings Cotta's", Swartling being an Anglo-Saxon mans name and Cotta's meaning cottages".

It must have featured in my family history because I remember the name from my childhood (never been there though).

Swadlincote


I always thought it was in Staffordshire but apparently it's in Derbyshire

Gillybob- swaddling clothes (they are very fashionable now actually).

We were driving to the dry ski slope at Swadlincote- and as we arrived to the town, DD2, five at the time asked 'is that where Jesus was born' - surprised I asked her why she thought so. And she replied, well they told us at school that Jesus was born in swaddling clothes. Had a good giggle.

Cornishclio- I am not anti-Royal- but I so agree, can't get excited about this at all- hope all goes well for them.

Baby boxes are a lovely idea. As I posted earlier, though, the evidence doesn't show them to be of any benefit to outcomes.

Baby boxes sound a good idea.

but I did think "Jesus Christ"!
That was 25thDecember absent, you missed the announcement
Poor Jesus could have done with a nice cellular blanket, long-sleeved vest and sleepsuit to protect him from all that scratchy straw in the manger.
And the fleece jacket and joggers as it can get very cold there in winter, although some would argue that he was born in May.

All be best to your DGD cornishclio. Hope it all.goes well.

Not really that interested in Kate and Williams new baby. Lovely for them but I cannot see why we should all be making a fuss about it.

I am much more interested in my second DGD which will be born Friday 20th April or earlier by c section. My DD is in hospital at the moment with pre eclampsia and will be 37 weeks Friday so doctors have said it will be then or earlier if her condition gets worse.

I’m a bit confused too . Are you suggesting babies should sleep in mangers and wear swaddling clothes Absent or was the “Jesus Christ” meant as something else ?

I think those baby boxes are a brilliant idea Granny23 how forward thinking of the Scottish government . Nothing like that around here sadly .

Jesus was given Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh, not changing mats or vests.

I haven't previously looked at this thread and haven't much now – but I did think "Jesus Christ"!

My daughter was the first in her town to receive a baby box- the postalworkers at the sorting office were all most excited to see it when she went to collect it.

In all honesty, the box itself isn't very useful, you wouldn't want to put a baby to sleep in it because it has to go on the floor and that makes it very awkward for getting the baby in and out, especially at night. It's also dangerous if you have a pet, which is more to jump in at floor level.

I do like the idea of a baby box to welcome a new child but unfortunately, there is no evidence that it improves outcomes for babies. In Finland the babybox is conditional on the mother attending antenatal clinics by a certain stage of pregnancy, which hopefully does give the baby some extra protection but there are no such requirements in Scotland.

I was speaking to a health visitor recently and she said that every single one of her mums had claimed the box, irrespective of income. She wished it could be more targeted, with even more help for those who require it. So, a mixed blessing, I think.

Me too MissA but the new ones are a cardboard box complete with:
Mattress, mattress cover and fitted sheet
Cellular blanket
Hooded bath towel and bath sponge
Digital thermometer
Play mat and changing mat
Reusable nappy and liners
Long-sleeve and short-sleeve vests
Sleepsuits
Socks and scratch mitts
Fleece jacket
Jersey trousers/jogging bottoms
All-in-one day suit
Books for young babies
Chew toys
Wrap for carrying a baby

They're currently being given at the following NHS Trusts, as well as in Scotland:

Some other hospital trusts in England have also introduced baby boxes - including the North Middlesex and Whittington hospitals in North London, Colchester, Ipswich, Wigan, the Royal Berkshire in Reading and Birmingham Women's Hospital.